Energy : a human history
Rhodes, Richard, 1937-2019
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People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power and declined, all over energy challenges. Ultimately, the history of these challenges tells the story of humanity itself. Through an unforgettable cast of characters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes explains how wood gave way to coal and coal made room for oil, as we now turn to natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable energy. Rhodes looks back on five centuries of progress, through such influential figures as Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, Benjamin Franklin, Herman Melville, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford.
Main title:
Energy : a human history / Richard Rhodes.
Author:
Rhodes, Richard, 1937-, author
Imprint:
New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2019.
Collation:
xiv, 464 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781501105364 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
333.7909
Language:
English
BRN:
1178370